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-2- <br /> REPORTS <br /> COUNCIL REPORTS <br /> Participants Discuss National League of Cities Convention in <br /> San Antonio <br /> Sundland - reported that, in anticipation of the discussions he <br /> would be leading on natural disasters at the Minnesota <br /> Mayor ' s Association meeting December 12th, he had <br /> made a point of attending the seminars on emergency <br /> preparedness and natural disasters. <br /> realized after listening to the Mayor of Galveston <br /> talk about hurricanes that the experiences St. Anthony <br /> faced with the 1984 tornado were not unique. He said <br /> the actions the City officials had taken must have been <br /> right because they weren' t that much different from <br /> those taken by the Texas officials who have a back- <br /> ground of experience with hurricanes. <br /> . - indicated he had also found the discussion of toxic <br /> spills very enlightening in view of the City' s own <br /> water contamination problems. <br /> Makowske - agreed the conference had been extremely worthwhile <br /> and a good learning experience. <br /> - intends to report further on the meeting later on and <br /> brought back pieces of information which might be help- <br /> ful to various department heads. <br /> - said, however, she had been very disappointed to see <br /> how few delegates remained to vote on the issue which <br /> the League would be promoting for legislation. The <br /> Councilmember said she questioned how meaningful Con- <br /> gress would find recommendations which came from so few <br /> participants. <br /> - added that she had been "very proud" of the Minnesota <br /> delegation who had stayed until the end of the agenda. <br /> - agreed with Councilmember Ranallo that the Minnesotans <br /> had come well prepared for the conference and to work on <br /> the agenda. <br /> • <br />